Minutes: 9/20/09

PRESIDENT

For Conclave (Oct 23-25) please contact Tom if you’re interested in going or chairing. Rooms need to be reserved by September 23rd (this Wednesday) so please let Tom know before then if you want to go. It will be fun J

Old Business is something brought up at previous meetings

New Business is new things to be said at a meeting

Announcements are things you would like to announce not pertaining to APO

Christine is our assistant web master to be trained for when Eric graduates.

SVP

Loaves for love following Thursday 9/24 at 8:30pm at the Chabad House

This Sunday 9/27 Amherst 250th Parade at 10am. Meet at Amherst

Sign up lists to Chair things (preferably everyone should be chairing something, co-chairing is alright for bigger projects) If you see something you’re interested but don’t know about it talk to Emily. The sign up list will be in Emily’s mailbox.

The service log will be in the office this week.

MVP

Info sessions on the 22-24 (THIS WEEK!) at 7pm in the office.

Community Service Fair 10-1 SUB (Student Union Ballroom)- need volunteers for it- Contact Abbey

Pledge Retreat- Mandatory for brothers AT 9:30AM on the Oct 3 (it’s about 50 min away) brothers come up to Horace A. Moses Reservation in Russell, MA that Mia arranged for us (THANKS MIA!). Saturday service in the morning, lunch, and fellowship in the afternoon and leaver around 4 or 5pm. The building has running water, bathrooms, and a bunk space. Frank has extra space if we run out of space.

Some team building activities with a ropes course and icebreakers

-Professionalism workshop

Inductions will be next Sunday the 27th at 5 or 5:30 depending on our number of pledges. We would like to have 10 brothers there.

FVP

Canceling Abroad brother BBQ if no one responds to Elizabeth’s email. Let her know if you can come.

Bowling following info session on Tuesday 9/22 or Wednesday 9/23 (let Elizabeth know which day works better for you)

Ideas for glassware let Elizabeth know

Banquet is December 12th in Northampton

AVP

Contact list- please email me any changes. I will send it out after pledges are added it.

Jill is Alumni Secretary

Voting for Historian, which is a position that documents events, service, etc and then makes a scrapbook at the end of the semester.

Nominees: Mimi and Ilexis

Our new historian is Mimi for this semester.

Please Make sure you sign the attendance each meeting in order to make sure you are active.

Attendence Policy- you need to be at 1 out of 3 meetings to be active. Let Grace know if you need to miss more than 2 meetings in a row and we can discuss it.

TREASURER

Dues due 9/27 for active brothers

RSOOO- we need to attend these seminars in order to stay in RSOOO. E-board or brothers can go to these. If you want to go or are interesting the calender is in the office and contact Tom or Sakara. You can get half hours service for doing it.

OLD BUSINESS

Mia- pledge retreat service project. There is two projects:

1. planting bushes in front of the camp store

2. Cleaning up a camp sight

And in the afternoon we will do a group activity

NEW BUSINESS

Possibly expanding our advisory committee

Emily’s mom, pending her approval, is our girl scout advisor.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mia passed her motorcycle license test this weekend!

Sakara has a really fabulous Minnesotan accent.

Attendance:

Tom, Emily, Abbey, Grace, Sakara, Alexis, Amanda, Ashley, Christine, Courtney, Eric, Jeannie, Jenn, Jessica, Julia, Katie, Lauren, Maggie, Mia, Mike M, Mike P, Mimi, Nana, Sara

Question of the Week:

If you could eat anything right now what would it be?

Some answers were soul food, soggy cereal, hazelnut gelato, and milk

If you have any comments or concerns regarding these minutes please contact the appropriate person below.

President

Tom Prybot-- tprybot@student.umass.edu

Service Vice President

Emily Hartwell-- ehartwel@student.umass.edu

Membership Vice President

Abbey Mathews-- amathews@student.umass.edu

Fellowship Vice President

Elizabeth Borys-- eborys@student.umass.edu

Administrative Vice President

Grace Hauck-- ghauck@student.umass.edu

Treasurer

Sakara Rendklev-- srandkle@student.umass.edu